Where: McCullough Park, 955 County Road I, Shoreview
Details: Residents can bring trash that isn't normally accepted by garbage haulers such as appliances, furniture, electronics and mattresses. New this year, residents can bring clothes, fabric, sheets and towels. Photo ID is required.
Contact: wwww.shoreviewmn.gov
ONGOING EVENTS
DROP IN MAH JONGG
When: 1 p.m. Thursdays
Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N.
Details: Bring your tiles and your friends for drop-in play. All levels welcome. No registration required. Contact: shoreviewmn.gov or 651-4904700.
500 CARD CLUB
When: 12:30 p.m., Mondays
Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N.
Details: Cards and conversation. No partner required. Contact: shoreviewmn.gov or 651-4904700.
'ANYTHING GOES'
When: April 25-May 18
Where: Hanifl Performing Arts Center, White Bear Lake Details: Revival version of the classic, Golden Age musical by Cole Porter. Ticket information online. Contact: lakeshoreplayers.org
CURRENT EVENTS
GALLERY 96 GALLERY OPENING ‘STRUCTURE’
When: 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 7
Where: Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St. N.
Details: Gallery 96 Art Center invites the public for an opening night reception
for their spring member exhibition titled “Structure.” The show features paintings in acrylic, oils and watercolor, photography, pottery and mixed media from more than 40 artists. The exhibition can be viewed during regular library hours from May 7 to June 7. Contact: www.gallery96.org
BARK IN THE PARK
When: 4-7 p.m. Thursday, May 8
Where: Shamrock Park, 5623 Snelling Ave., Shoreview Details: All friendly, well-behaved dogs are welcome. Event includes music, dog exhibits, food trucks and more. Free to the public. Contact: www.shoreviewmn.gov
MOTHER’S DAY FLORAL WORKSHOP
When: 2-5 p.m. Thursday, May 8; 2-4 p.m. Thursday, May 15 Where: Churchill Street, Details: Design your own floral arrangements. Join farmer-florist from Mellifera Elle to learn the basics to floral design. Contact: www.churchillst.com/ events-calendar
MOM’S NIGHT OUT AT HUMBLE ROOTS BOUTIQUE
When: 3-7 p.m. Thursday, May 8
Where: Humble Roots Boutique, 7095 Centerville Road, Centerville Details: Attendees will be able to design their own trucker hat and experience a personal styling session from 4:30-7 p.m. There will also be a prize wheel and sales throughout the store. Light refreshments. Contact: 651-977-6687.
ST. CROIX VALLEY POTTERY TOUR
When: 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Friday, May 9; 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Saturday May 10; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, May 11
Where: Various locations throughout the St. Croix Valley
Details: A series of pottery sales at seven different studios near the upper St. Croix River.
Contact: minnesotapotters.com
BIG RED BARN FOLK ARTS AND CRAFTERS FAIR
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 10
Where: Maplewood Area Historical Society, 2170 County Road D E., Maplewood
Details: This event is a fundraiser supporting the preservation of the Maplewood Area Historical Society's 12 historic structures dating back to 1891. Browse over 100 booths in the area’s largest Folk Arts gathering. Parking is available at Maplewood Mall.
Contact: events@MaplewoodMuseum. org or 651-748-8645
LAKESHORE QUILTERS GUILD SATURDAY SEW-IN
When: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 10
Where: Ramsey County Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St. N. Details: Lakeshore Quilters will be working on their own quilting projects. Stop in to see what projects are being worked on.
Contact: lakeshorequiltersmn.org.
MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH
When: Sunday, May 11
Where: Oliver’s, 159 Grass Lake Place, Shoreview Details: Brunch to celebrate Mother’s Day. Choose from a variety of family style sides of a caramel roll, bacon, sausage, hash browns and more. Choose an entrée for the table. Reservations required. Contact: 651-370-1970
AED/CPR PRACTICE
When: 7-8:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 14
Where: Incarnation Lutheran Church, 4880 Hodgson Road, Shoreview Details: Gain the knowledge and skills needed to save lives. Put on by the Arden Hills/Shoreview Rotary in partnership with the Plymouth Rotary Club. Registration is required. Contact: ardenhillsshoreviewrotary.org.
AGING WELL SENIOR EXPO
When: 9 a.m.-noon Thursday, May 15
Where: St. Genevieve's Parish Community Center, Centerville Details: Area seniors and caregivers
Edgewood Dean receives 1st-ever alumni award
Edgewood Middle School Dean of Students Ellisha Dunnigan, a 2011 graduate of Irondale High School, has received the first ever Distinguished Alumni Award from the Mounds View School Education Foundation (MVSEF).
“Ellisha’s story of resilience is so impactful, and we are grateful that she is a leader in our school district — giving back to the community where she grew up,” said Amanda Duffy, executive director of the Mounds View Schools Education Foundation (MVSEF). “She is incredibly deserving as the inaugural winner of our Distinguished Alumni Award.”
The award was presented to her at the MVSEF annual Partnering for Education Breakfast in April.
can connect with local businesses and organizations. Medication and eyeglasses collection. Contact: centennialarechamber.com
FIELDS OF VALOR: CIVIL WAR HISTORY WEEKEND
When: Friday, May 16-Sunday, May 18
Where: Maplewood Area Historical Society, 2170 County Road D E., Maplewood
Details: Discover Minnesota’s role in the Civil War—Reenactors, military drills, campfire cooking, children’s games and more. Contact: info@MaplewoodMuseum.org or 651-748-8645
RAMSEY COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS SPRING PLANT SALE
When: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 17
Where: Aldrich Ice Arena, 1850 White Bear Ave., Maplewood
Details: Purchase annual flowers, natives and perennials, vegetables, tomatoes, herbs, houseplants and more. Contact: ramseymastergardeners.org
FAMILY WATER SAFETY DAY
When: 9 a.m.-noon Sunday, May 18
Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N.
Details: Learn about water safety, proper life jacket fitting, water rescue tips and more. Hosted by the city, Abby’s Hope and the Ramsey County Sheriff’s department. Free life jackets available to attendees while supplies last. Contact: wwww.shoreviewmn.gov
SPRING ROYAL TEA PARTY
When: 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 18
Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N.
Details: Your afternoon will consist of crafts, a special appearance by a princess, storytelling and refreshments. Come in your favorite princess look. Suitable for ages 10 and under. Registration is required by May 14 through the Shoreview Parks and Recreation catalog.
Contact: wwww.shoreviewmn.gov
AARP SMART DRIVERS
When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, May 21
Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N.
Details: Taught by AARP trained instructors. Learn safe driving techniques to help keep you and your loved ones safe on the road. Register a week before class through the Parks and Recreation catalog. Contact: shoreviewmn.gov or 651-4904700
BUILD THE
Building a Better Community through Charitable Giving
By connecting the generosity of people with the evolving needs of Shoreview, the Shoreview Community Foundation enriches our quality of life. The Foundation provides grants according to predetermined guidelines to non-profit organizations or units of governmental from its permanent endowment fund. There are many options for making undesignated or designated, tax deductible gifts or bequests by will or trust.
For further information visit: www.shoreviewcomunityfoundation.org Facebook.com/theshoreviewcommunityfoundation
NAMES IN THE NEWS
CONTIRBUTED
(Left to right): Mounds View Schools Superintendent Lennox, Mounds View High School Principal Rob Reetz, Edgewood Middle School Dean Ellisha Dunnigan (Irondale ’11), MVSEF Board President Amanda DePhillips and MVSEF Executive Director Amanda Duffy at the Mounds View School Education Foundation annual Partnering for Education Breakfast.
Area legislators provide updates over breakfast
BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
As the end of the Minnesota legislative session approaches, state senators and representatives are providing updates on what community members can expect to see happen in the next couple of weeks.
The White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce's Legislative Breakfast is an annual event that brings together local and state lawmakers, business leaders and community members for session updates and open conversation around current legislative issues affecting the northeast metro.
“It’s a great opportunity to hear directly from elected officials and connect with local leaders in a relaxed, community-focused setting,” explained chamber Executive Director Kari Moore.
Rep. Peter Fischer, Rep. Brion Curran and Sen. Heather Gustafson, along with Ramsey County commissioners Tara Jebens-Singh and Kelly Miller and Washington County Commissioner Fran Miron, attended the event at Tria last week.
Curran (District 36B) Curran, who has a 20-year background in disability services, said that is something she is keeping their eye on over the next few weeks.
Curran is working with other lawmakers on some final language that would revise MnCHOICES (a computer application used by counties, tribal nations and managed care organizations to support their assessment and support planning work for Minnesotans who need long-term services and supports regardless of age, type of disability or service needs.)
“I know that’s a priority for most counties across the state. We are working on some significant policy change that effectively would get folks through that process to get their services sooner,” Curran said. “Not only are we seeing increased costs, we are seeing increased wait times. As wait times continue for folks who are in great need, sometimes then their health is declining during that period, and we end up spending even more on folks who need services. Hopefully, we can make some good changes there.”
Curran, who serves on the judiciary and public safety committees, is also involved in legislation that would protect the private information of judges, like home addresses.
“As we go into the
development continues to be a priority for the county, which now has partnerships with Forest Lake Area Schools and Stillwater Public Schools.
“A lot of our Career Pathway programming relies on business owners to provide that opportunity to our kids,” Miron explained. “There's been a lot of changes required in both federal and state law to allow these young kids to work in the workplace and operate equipment with training. So often the laws restrict that type of thing and make it very difficult for these kids to get into the area where they want to work.”
next few weeks, it is just making sure that the things that we've all worked hard to keep in our laws move forward and make it across the finish line.”
Gustafson (District 36)
For the past year, one of Gustafson’s main priorities has been the creation of an Office of Inspector General, which she compared to an insurance policy on a house.
“The reason why we think this is so important is we want to make sure that our taxpayer dollars are protected,” she said. “For every dollar we spend, those are precious dollars that we are having to make tough choices on, and
been one time in history before where we have had shared power, and so it makes things a little interesting because we are really not in the majority, but we are not in the minority, either,” he said. “The big focus that we have is trying to figure out where can we find common ground to get things done.”
In some areas, like behavioral health, he said there has been bipartisan support, but other areas have been more difficult on the environmental side.
Fischer explained that the House has decided to separate its policy and finance bills, rather than lumping them together. He described the
“It’s a great opportunity to hear directly from elected officials and connect with local leaders in a relaxed, community-focused setting,”
Kari Moore. Chamber Executive Director
we want to make sure that all of those dollars are going exactly where they're supposed to go and that they are not being taken from us, or that they're not being misused.” She added, “It's an insurance policy on our tax dollars to make sure that they are going where they are supposed to go and to make sure that bad actors don't get ahold of the dollars that we are putting forward to these programs.”
Another priority for the former Centennial High School teacher is teacher pensions.
“My hope is to continue to work bipartisan with the House as well to make sure that we get done the things we promised we would get done,” she said.
Fischer (District 44A)
This has been a “very different session,” Fischer says. “There's only
upcoming finance bill as a “lights on only” bill.
“If you are tracking legislation, this is the time of the legislative cycle that you've got to really pay close attention, because it might not be in the House, but the Senate might have it,” Fischer cautioned.
County commissioners
County commissioners spoke about county priorities and how those often can align with what the state has going on.
Jebens-Singh (Ramsey County District 1)
“The laws and policies that are passed at the state Legislature impact the work that we do with the county,” she said. “About a third of our budget is passed through intergovernmental transfers back and forth, so all the work that we collectively do, and the different
levels of government do have to interlock and work together.”
Jebens-Singh said there is a “high level of uncertainty” the county is working under right now, which makes things even more challenging. County concerns include changing policies, mandates, cost shifts and cost cuts on both the state and federal level.
According to the Association of Minnesota Counties, a recent estimate says that Ramsey County would likely need to increase its property tax levy by 4.7% just to account for the cuts proposed in health and human services.
On a federal level, cuts are already impacting the county. “We are very concerned about anticipated Medicaid cuts,” she said. “It would be difficult for our longterm care for our older adults. It's the number one provider of funds for our substance abuse treatment programs. It would be devastating for mental health and for young families across the state.”
She urged legislators to keep in mind the stories behind the numbers they are talking about.
“It’s our workers who are losing affordable child care because Head Start dollars are on the cutting block; it's the banker who … is concerned about his small businesses; it's a Rotarian who (is) concerned about his Ukrainian neighbors who are here seeking safety while their country is at war… ; it is the undersheriff who didn't advocate for extra dollars or more staff; she advocated for us to invest in more mental health beds for the individuals who are languishing in adult detention centers. And it's Justin, a 26-yearold man with cerebral palsy, who currently lives independently and, in his words, ‘I'm
waiting for my world to implode.’”
Miller (Ramsey County District 7)
Miller said this legislative session, something Ramsey County has been excited about is its bill asking for a change to the Housing Redevelopment Authority levy.
“The levy would support small businesses,” she explained, adding that it would not increase taxes. “We are responding directly from local business community requests for a stronger county partnership … The focus areas would include building capacity for small businesses and organizations. It would also expand technical assistance to businesses and then provide flexible capital for business retention, expansion and attraction.”
Cities will need to decide whether to opt in or not, but many cities have already demonstrated their support, including White Bear Lake, Roseville, Shoreview, Little Canada, Falcon Heights and Lauderdale.
Miller explained the legislation is included in the Senate’s local government and elections omnibus bill, which has already passed. Although it is not included in a House bill, Milelr said she is hopeful it will be included in the Conference Committee.
Miron (Washington County District 1) Miron said workforce
The county continues to monitor costs shifting to the county level. Miron said the county understands the “predicament” the state is in regarding federal funding, but if that is shifted onto the county, it has the potential to greatly impact the county’s levy.
“Cost shifts could range anywhere from 3 to 5% at the state level, and you couple that with increasing wages, benefits and associated costs to inflation, at the county level we are potentially looking at a 7% increase,” Miron said. “I can tell you that within Washington County, that's because we've managed our money well. You are going to see more significant increases in other counties, and I'm talking about potentially double-digit increases in other counties’ levies.”
An ongoing priority for the county is investment in its trails and parks system. Rep. Patti Anderson (District 33A) has authored a bill to fill a one-mile gap in the Hardwood Creek Trail that would connect Washington County to Ramsey County’s Bruce Vento Trail, and Anoka County’s Chain of Lakes Trail.
The county also has plans for the Central Gateway Trail and the Glacial Hills Regional Trail. “We will continue to work on those things as funding is available,” Miron said.
Managing Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-4071227 or whitebearnews@
SHANNON GRANHOLM | PRESS PUBLICATIONS
Ramsey County Commissioner Kelly Miller, Rep. Brion Curran, Rep. Peter Fischer, Sen. Heather Gustafson, Ramsey County Commissioner Tara Jebens-Singh and Washington County Commissioner Fran Miron pose for a group photo at the end of the White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Breakfast at Tria in North Oaks.
Out at home
Mounds View catcher Lydia Sinkul tagged out a White Bear Lake baserunner at home plate during a game April 31. The Mustangs lost to the Bears 18-10. They have a 2-12 record. Last week, the Mustangs beat Roseville Area 4-1 and lost to Park 9-0, Woodbury 4-1 and Centennial 4-2.
A look ahead in Mustang SPORTS
BASEBALL
GIRLS GOLF
9 a.m. Wednesday, May 7—vs. multiple schools at Troy Burne, Hudson (WI)
2 p.m. Monday, May 12—at Midland Hills Golf Course
12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15—at Gross National Golf Course
11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 17—at Mankato North Links Golf Course
BOYS GOLF
11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 8—vs. multiple schools at Oak Glen Golf Club
9 a.m. Monday, May 12—at Bunker Hills Golf Course
BOYS TENNIS
4 p.m. Thursday, May 8—vs. Stillwater
4 p.m. Monday, May 12—vs. Blake
BOYS TRACK
Mounds View placed second of five teams at the Bob Stewart Invitational on April 29 Stillwater scored 234.5, Mounds View 184.5, Cambridge-Isanti 152, Woodbury 106 and Como Park 57. Event winners were Cooper Fellman in the 200 (22.33) with Sam Simone
4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7—vs. Cretin-Derham Hall
4:30 p.m. Friday, May 9—at Irondale
4:30 p.m. Monday, May 12—vs. Forest Lake
4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14—vs. East Ridge
4:30 p.m. Friday, May 16—at Roseville
4 p.m. Saturday, May 17—at Waconia
SOFTBALL
3:45 p.m. Thursday, May 8—at Cretin-Derham Hall
3 p.m. Friday, May 9—vs. Coon Rapids at College of St. Benedict
4:30 p.m. Monday, May 12—at White Bear Lake
4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14—at East Ridge
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8—at White Bear Lake
7 p.m. Monday, May 12—vs. Roseville Area
6 p.m. Wednesday, May 14—at Centennial GIRLS LACROSSE
7 p.m. Thursday, May 8—vs. White Bear Lake
7 p.m. Friday, May 9—vs. Hudson (WI)
7 p.m. Tuesday, May 13—at Roseville Area
6:30 p.m. Friday, May 16—at St. Anthony Village
BOYS LACROSSE
7 p.m. Thursday, May 8—at White Bear Lake
7 p.m. Tuesday, May 13—vs. Roseville Area
6 p.m. Friday, May 16—at Rogers
second (22.67), Casey Poppler in the 800 (1:55.93) and Asher Compton in the 1600 (4:29.09). The Mustangs placed third of six teams in the Bethel True Team Classic on April 25. Placing first were Fellman in the 400 (50.12), Compton in the 800 (1:58.73), Poppler in the 1600 (4:22.24), Charlie Robb in 300 hurdles (40.26), and Charles Eggert in long jump
6, 2025
Soren Swenson, Mounds View sophomore tennis player, is 11-0 and ranked No. 3 in Class 2A. Swenson has beaten No. 5 Aaron Beduhn of Wayzata, No. 7 Brody Barbeau of Minnetonka, and No. 9 Santiago Sanchez of Edina, and handed White Bear Lake’s Will Fleming his lone loss, all in straight sets. “Soren plays with a lot of variety and controlled aggression,” assessed Coach Scott Sundstrom. “He is mentally tough. He has had strong focus this season, especially on critical points. He is without doubt a contender to win the state tournament.”
Mustangs 2nd in SEC baseball race after 3-1 week
BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR
Mounds View baseball has been ranked No. 1 in Class 3A but will probably drop slightly in the standings after losing to Stillwater 5-1 Friday. They won three other games last week.
In the Suburban East Conference, Cretin-Derham Hall is 10-1, Mounds View 8-2, White Bear Lake 7-3 and Stillwater and Woodbury each 7-4.
Stillwater’s Sullivan Conlin fired a two-hitter with no walks and 11 strikeouts against the Mustangs, who had five errors leading to three unearned runs. Ryan Maylone pitched for the Mustangs.
The Mustangs beat East Ridge 4-1 on a combined no-hitter by Andrew Gette and Maylone. Gette walked nine batters but struck out seven in four innings. Maylone and RJ Madison had RBI hits.
The Mustangs tripped No. 9 White Bear Lake 5-1 as Gette threw six innings (five hits, seven strikeouts) and Maylone finished. Madison was 4-for-4 (RBI) and Sam Moen 1-for-2 (two RBI’s).
In a nine-inning game, the Mustangs nipped Roseville 4-3. Jack Glancey had three hits and Nate Edelman two. Madison, Cooper Caliguri and Jacob Jude had RBI hits. Caliguiri got the win in relief.
(20-9 3/4). The Mustangs placed sixth of nine teams at the Wayzata Relays last Friday. Ryan Wirrer was second in pole vault (13-6). The 4x100 relay was second in 43.08 with Yousef Khosravi, Sam Simone, Clifton Doran III and Godson Rufus-Okonhanru.
BOYS LACROSSE
Mounds View (2-5) defeated Forest Lake 14-4 and lost to Cretin-Derham Hall 12-11 last week. Against Forest Lake, Caden Ayshford led with three goals and four assists. Rex Robbe, Andrew Worrall, David Gibbs and Ben Morisette had two goals each.
BOYS TENNIS
Mounds View is ranked No. 4 with an 8-3 record overall and 6-0 in the Suburban East Conference. Last week, they had two 7-0 wins in conference, over Forest Lake and Irondale, and edged Minnetonka 4-3. Winning against Minnetonka were Soren Swenson 6-1, 6-1, Max Daigle 6-0, 6-3, Bryan Huie 7-6, 7-6, and Sidharth Shamia/Richard Chen 4-6, 7-6, 6-4. Tonka’s Hanzhou Zhang edged Anders Swenson 3-6, 6-1, 7-5.
GIRLS TRACK
Three Mounds View girls earned podium finishes at the Hamline Elite
Meet, an annual invitational for top athletes, on April 25. Thia Olson-Skog was fifth in the 100 dash in 12.48. Linnea Ousdigian was fifth in the 3200 with 10:44.44. Allison Richter was seventh in the 300 hurdles with 45.96.
BOYS GOLF
Mounds View has placed fifth with 311 and seventh with 328 in the last two Suburban East meets. There are ten teams. In the first of those, Cooper Larson shot 74 and Nathan Yee Yick and Cole Ebben 78’s. In the second, Larson shot 79, Dominic Roach 81, and Anders Smith and Cole Ebben 84’s. The Mustangs placed 10th of 16 at the East Ridge Invitational with 314 as Larson and Yick turned in 76’s and Smith and Roach 81’s.
GIRLS GOLF
In the Mustangs’ last two meets, they were sixth of nine teams in a Suburban East meet April 17 and 11th of 12 teams in the White Bear Lake Invitational on April 30 at Oak Glen. Sarah Dove shot 39 and 83, respectively, placing seventh in each meet.
Bruce Strand
BRUCE STRAND | CONTRIBUTED
Andrew Gette, shown here in a 2024 game, pitched in two wins last week.
BRUCE STRAND | CONTRIBUTED
BY ERIK SUCHY STAFF WRITER
Imagine this situation. Spring is just starting and you’ve returned from a trip, only to find something you’ve never seen before: a large sheet of ice along your lakeside property, pushing through the soil and tearing part of it up. But where did this ice sheet come from, and what do you hope to do about it?
This is what’s known as an ice ridge. Normally, it is formed because of cracks in a lake’s ice sheet, stemming from different contraction rates at the top and bottom. As the water rises into the cracks and freezes, the sheet grows quickly. Once that sheet hits the shoreline, the ice scrapes and forces soil and rocks into mounds—thus creating the titular ridge.
One of the key factors leading to ice ridge growth is a lack of snow cover over a lake. The snow helps insulate the lake ice from temperature fluctuations; without it, the ice becomes prone to instability, leading to a ridge’s formation. While there isn’t much that can be done to stop an ice ridge from forming, the simplest way of avoiding any
damage it may cause is to ensure one’s personal property is not in its path.
Despite their potential to cause damage, ice ridges do offer some benefits. One way they help lakes is by filtering runoff from a watershed, which can improve water quality. They can also reduce shoreline erosion by forming natural seawalls. As a natural formation, they create a barrier for nutrient loading, which collects on the landward side of the mound and produces fertile soil for plants and trees to grow.
Because of these benefits, the ideal reaction from lakeside homeowners would be to do nothing apart from moving personal property, as mentioned above. However, because ice ridges can impede lake use from homeowners or those who use public lakeshore facilities, action must still be taken.
To remove an ice ridge, obtaining a Public Waters Work Permit from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) may be necessary. Before beginning a removal, homeowners should notify the city, local zoning officials and their local watershed district seven days in advance of their project. In some cases, a permit is not
required as long as it meets several conditions outlined by the DNR. These conditions are if the ridge has resulted from ice action within the last year or if no more than 200 feet of shoreline is affected.
Any ice heaves should be removed carefully and stored in an upland location to prevent sediment from entering the lake. Homeowners are encouraged to leave parts of the affected shoreline as is, as it can provide many natural benefits to the lake (such as the ones listed above). The Washington Conservation District and the Soil & Water Conservation Division in Washington County and Ramsey County, respectively, can recommend native planting ideas to fill exposed sediment areas or to cover parts of the shoreline with shrubs, wildflowers and pollinator habitat.
More information on ice ridges can be found on the Minnesota DNR website at www.tinyurl.com/5679vmw7.
Staff Writer Erik Suchy can be reached at 651-407-1229 or vadnaisnews@presspubs.com
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Those who are eager to start their spring planting or landscaping are reminded to always call 8-1-1 to have underground utility lines marked free of charge before starting any digging projects. Underground utility lines include electric, natural gas, water and cable.
April is National Safe Digging Month, which serves as a reminder that digging without locating utility lines causes injuries, loss of life and property damage every year. This damage can also lead to outages and fines. In 2024, Xcel Energy had 105 incidents in Minnesota when customers did not call 8-1-1 and then caused damage to buried natural gas or electric lines.
“Our skilled operators manage a vast network of underground natural gas pipelines to deliver the reliable energy that our customers expect,” said Lauren Gilliland, Xcel Energy senior vice president, Gas. “Digging projects present the greatest threat to our infrastructure, and we want to remind businesses and homeowners to call for locates before starting a digging project.”
In Minnesota, homeowners and contractors should call 8-1-1 or submit an online request to Gopher State One Call (www.gopherstateonecall.org) at least two business days before starting a project.
Every digging project requires a call, regardless of whether the project is big or small. No matter whether you’re installing a mailbox post, building a deck, or planting a tree, these projects require a call to 8-1-1.
811 will notify the right utility companies of the caller’s intent to dig. At no charge, professional locators will mark the locations of underground lines with flags, spray paint or both. Depth of utility lines can change over time because of storms and soil condition.
Customers should contact a private locator company to find lines not owned by a utility. Examples of these include lines installed by a homeowner to heat a pool, light a garage or install a gas grill.
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Safe digging tips
• Always call 811 before you dig. It’s the law
• Depth can be deceptive. Depth of utility lines can change over time with erosion, storms, floods, soil condition, heaving in winter from frost, and changes to landscaping.
• What you don’t know can hurt you. Even if you’ve lived in your home for 30 years, things can and do change in your yard.
• Does it smell like rotten eggs? If you damage a natural gas line and notice a sulfur or rotten egg-like smell, move quickly away from the area. Once safely away, call 911 first, then your gas utility company to investigate and repair.
• Hand digging. Before you can work near an underground utility line, you must first handdig to expose the line and verify its location and depth.
